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Synonyms and Antonyms of disputes
- a dispute over the proper pronunciation of "nuclear"
- after much dispute, the school committee decided that all backpacks would have to be stored in lockers during class hours
altercations, argle-bargles [chiefly British], arguments, argy-bargies [chiefly British], battles royal (or battle royals), bickers, brawls, contretemps, controversies, cross fires, disagreements, donnybrooks, fallings-out (or falling-outs), fights, hassles, imbroglios, kickups, misunderstandings, quarrels, rhubarbs, rows, scraps, set-tos, spats, squabbles, tiffs, wrangles
clashes, run-ins, skirmishes, tangles, tussles
attacks, contentions, dissensions (also dissentions)
debates, differences, disputations
fusses, objections, protestations, protests
affrays [chiefly British], fisticuffs, fracases (or British fracas), frays, free-for-alls, melees (also mêlées)
Synonyms and Antonyms of disputes
- a whole slew of relatives eager to dispute his claim to being the sole heir
- hometown fans disputing with visiting fans over which had the better team
- in an extended session the city council disputed the need for a new high school
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